Cute puppy, huh?  Today Boston.com posted readers' photos from Take Your Dog to Work day.  I know this because my husband, an avid web browser and dog lover, sent me links of his favorite photos via web chat this afternoon. 

In case you haven't guessed, today's posting is about distractions at work.  More specifically, we're going to focus on the effects of multitasking.

Thanks to the rise of email and the internet, multitasking is a huge phenomenon. 

In addition to our three established metho...
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On Wednesday night I went to a talk by Tal Ben-Shahar, Harvard lecturer and author of several powerful books including Happier and the Pursuit of Perfect.  Tal began his journey as a computer science major at Harvard.  He was a successful person living a well-rounded life, but he wasn't happy.  Tal set out to find out why.

Having studied psychology, philosophy and organizational behavior, Tal designed a course on the science of happiness at Harvard.  The first class began with only six student...
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Marriage as we know it used to be viewed as a business relationship.  Arranged by the families of a young couple, such partnerships were formed for the value they could bring to all parties.  Some benefits included financial stability, securing class status, and prestige.  The concept of love relationships is relatively new, even in the Western World, where arranged marriages were a part of mainstream culture well into the 19th century. 

Why discuss arranged marriage in a career forum?  Becau...
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What if each of us has a unique contribution to give to this world?  And what if, in the act of making that contribution, each of us has the ability to be deeply, truly happy?

Let’s take it a bit further.  What if, in this world, there are enough roles for each of us to play the role we dream of?  No one would have to do a job they didn’t like because there was another person out there who genuinely enjoyed that role.  The implication is that if you’re unhappy in the job you’re doing, ...
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Most of us face a daily dilemma: we have to earn a living.  We do this by going to work.  And most of us don't enjoy work.  We think of work as... well, work.  Just watch The Office and you'll see some of the associations that ring true for the show's millions of fans.  Its mostly gloomy characters work at uninspiring jobs surrounded by incompetent, amoral or socially challenged coworkers.  Why do so many of us live notably less funny versions of this reality, day in, day out?  Because we nee...
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